00:00A South African court has rejected an attempt by the country's Heritage Authority to stop the sale and export of items linked to Nelson Mandela.
00:09The Supreme Court of Appeal ruled that the South African Heritage Resource Agency did not have the legal grounds to block the sale.
00:17The items, around 17 totals, were said to be exported to the United States for auction.
00:22They include personal belongings such as a cell key from Robben Island, where Mandela spent 18 years in prison,
00:28a pair of sunglasses, and one of his floral shirts.
00:33Other items listed for sale are a signed copy of South Africa's 1996 constitution, a tennis racket, Mandela used while imprisoned,
00:41drawings, identifications, documents, and gifts from world leaders, including former U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle.
00:50The objects belong to Mandela's eldest daughter, Makazia Mandela, and Crystal Brand,
00:54a former Robben Island prison warden who later became closed to Mandela.
00:59The Heritage Resource Agency argued that the items were part of South Africa's national heritage
01:04and should not be sold or taken out of the country.
01:06It's really, really, it's really not.
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